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Best Recruiting Class All-Time

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UVM recruiting class of 1994 (graduating class of 1997):
--Martin St. Louis
--Tim Thomas
--Eric Perrin

Obviously, two of these guys are all-time NHL greats and winners of the Hart, Conn Smythe, and Vezina trophies, among others. The other spent some time in the NHL and was part of a Stanley Cup winning team. Overall, a pretty decent class. Possibly the best ever.....
 
UVM Cat in Texas said:
UVM recruiting class of 1994 (graduating class of 1997):
--Martin St. Louis
--Tim Thomas
--Eric Perrin

Obviously, two of these guys are all-time NHL greats and winners of the Hart, Conn Smythe, and Vezina trophies, among others. The other spent some time in the NHL and was part of a Stanley Cup winning team. Overall, a pretty decent class. Possibly the best ever.....
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Indeed. Great recruiting class.
 
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Tiggsy said:
Year after year, Michigan is typically said to have the top recruiting class no matter what. It has widely become a running joke in these circles.
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No. There was one Michigan parent--whose kid hasn't played college hockey for like 5 years, so it was a long time ago--who used to talk up Michigan's recruiting, and about a dozen Gopher fans who got all offended, because how could any team recruit better players than David Fischer and Pat White? Those Gopher fans never seemed to grasp that the real joke was their lack of self-awareness.
 
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SCSU's Matt Cullen and Mark Parrish both started in 1995. They have a combined 1,758 NHL games. That's about all we've got. :(
 
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Speaking of Michigan and Minnesota. Look at their projected combined recruiting class for 2013. There are going to be some awesome battles between these teams in the BTHC.
 
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MaizeRage said:
No. There was one Michigan parent--whose kid hasn't played college hockey for like 5 years, so it was a long time ago--who used to talk up Michigan's recruiting, and about a dozen Gopher fans who got all offended, because how could any team recruit better players than David Fischer and Pat White? Those Gopher fans never seemed to grasp that the real joke was their lack of self-awareness.
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Sure. No one from Minnesota got the joke at all. Only you. :rolleyes:
 
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I might as well be as biased as everyone else.

RPI 1982
John Carter
Mike Dark
Mark Jooris
Kraig Nienhuis
Adam Oates
George Servinis

All but Jooris (who played in the AHL) had at least a cup of coffee in the NHL.
 
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MaizeRage said:
No. There was one Michigan parent--whose kid hasn't played college hockey for like 5 years, so it was a long time ago--who used to talk up Michigan's recruiting, and about a dozen Gopher fans who got all offended, because how could any team recruit better players than David Fischer and Pat White? Those Gopher fans never seemed to grasp that the real joke was their lack of self-awareness.
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did you guys first start wearing those ugly helmets when you rode the short bus?
 
Ralph Baer said:
I might as well be as biased as everyone else.

RPI 1982
John Carter
Mike Dark
Mark Jooris
Kraig Nienhuis
Adam Oates
George Servinis

All but Jooris (who played in the AHL) had at least a cup of coffee in the NHL.
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No guilt necessary. The topic is best recruiting class, all-time, for the program(s) you follow :)

Excellent choice for RPI!
 
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ScoobyDoo said:
Sure. No one from Minnesota got the joke at all. Only you. :rolleyes:
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I had a hunch that me having to explain it would bring some type of response like this. We can all stop holding our breath waiting now.

Hey, I heard there are a number of proposed changes to the NCAA tournament that will be reviewed this off season. Michigan has gone way too long without a title even with the top recruiting class each year. This means things have to change because they just aren't fair anymore.

Sorry.... went off topic. Please continue. :)
 
MaizeRage said:
No. There was one Michigan parent--whose kid hasn't played college hockey for like 5 years, so it was a long time ago--who used to talk up Michigan's recruiting, and about a dozen Gopher fans who got all offended, because how could any team recruit better players than David Fischer and Pat White? Those Gopher fans never seemed to grasp that the real joke was their lack of self-awareness.
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Some things never change :)
 
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Cornell had a class which went on to:

-win a Calder Trophy
-win a Conn Smythe Trophy
-win 5 Vezina Trophies
-win 6 Stanley Cups
-make 5 All-Star game appearances
-have a member inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

Not too shabby...

(oh - it was the class of '69, which included a goalie named Ken Dryden :D)
 
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LynahFan said:
Cornell had a class which went on to:

-win a Calder Trophy
-win a Conn Smythe Trophy
-win 5 Vezina Trophies
-win 6 Stanley Cups
-make 5 All-Star game appearances
-have a member inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

Not too shabby...

(oh - it was the class of '69, which included a goalie named Ken Dryden :D)
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Wouldn't that be the recruiting class of 1965? ;) And no one else made the NHL as far as I recall. BTW, I still recall when that class as a freshman team soundly beat RPI's highly touted Watson-Scammell-Law freshman team.
 
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VermontfaninNY said:
Number of Alumni Vezina,Lady Bing, Conn Smyth & Hart trophy winners this century from UVM 5...all other schools combined 2.
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That's a funny way to state those stats considering how much of this century is left, and how many years prior of NCAA hockey it excludes. :D
 
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Obviously a little biased and too early to tell, but I'd have to agree with FS23, UND '05 is pretty remarkable.

Brian Lee (2005, pick 9)
TJ Oshie (2005, pick 24)
Joe Finley (2005, pick 27)
Taylor Chorney (2005, pick 36)
Andrew Kozek (2005, pick 53)
Matt Watkins (2005, pick 160)
Jonathan Toews (2006, pick 3)
Ryan Duncan (Hobey Baker winner)

Obviously a little too early, but Toews and Oshie have had good NHL success and Lee, Finley, Chorney and Watkins (one game) have also seen NHL time. The argument gets a little strayed when you talk about Duncan, because there wasn't as much hype of him coming in, but he probably gave the most to the program. Kozek and Duncan both stayed in the AHL this season.
 
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PhatKroger10 said:
Obviously a little biased and too early to tell, but I'd have to agree with FS23, UND '05 is pretty remarkable.

Brian Lee (2005, pick 9)
TJ Oshie (2005, pick 24)
Joe Finley (2005, pick 27)
Taylor Chorney (2005, pick 36)
Andrew Kozek (2005, pick 53)
Matt Watkins (2005, pick 160)
Jonathan Toews (2006, pick 3)
Ryan Duncan (Hobey Baker winner)

Obviously a little too early, but Toews and Oshie have had good NHL success and Lee, Finley, Chorney and Watkins (one game) have also seen NHL time. The argument gets a little strayed when you talk about Duncan, because there wasn't as much hype of him coming in, but he probably gave the most to the program. Kozek and Duncan both stayed in the AHL this season.
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That D-O-T line was something special. They scared the he** out of me.
 
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for me Wisconsin's 1990-91 class stands out (in terms of individual talent, if you read Mike Kemp or Jeff Sauer's accounts, they landed every player they targeted in these classes)

Jason Zent 92g-68a-160
Chris Tucker 37g-44a-81
Andrew Schier 53g-115a-168
Dan Plante 42g-49a-91 (3 year-player)
Blaine Moore 57g-72a-129
Jeff Sanderson
Matt Buss

the following year 91-92 they added more firepower
Kelly Fairchild 56g-83a-139
Brian Rafalski 20g-80a-100
Maco Balkovec 16g-64a-80
Jamie Spencer 46g-59a-105
Mike Doers
Mike Strobel 49g-51a-100
Mark Strobel 21g-42a-63
Chris Tok
 
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